Supreme Court of India · 2014-09-16
SRIHARI (DEAD) THROUGH LR. SMT. CH. NIVEDITHA REDDY vs SYED MAQDOOM SHAH .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2005/23290
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SRIHARI (DEAD) THROUGH LR. SMT. CH. NIVEDITHA REDDY
- Respondent
- SYED MAQDOOM SHAH .
- Author
- PRAFULLA C.PANT
- Bench
- PRAFULLA CHANDRA PANT SUDHANSU JYOTI MUKHOPADHAYA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order amending the preliminary decree under Section 152 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, to allocate shares in a partition suit concerning agricultural land. The Court confirmed that the shares of Syed Makdoom Shah and Syed Hussain Shah were to be recognized in addition to the shares of the legal heirs of Khadar Nawaz Khan and Feroz Khan. The judgment clarified the principles of inheritance and joint possession in property disputes, affirming the High Court's decision as just and equitable.